Good Monday morning to you all, my shiny bad guys! Again, nothing like a little last minute inspiration to know what to write about. I’m starting to see that if I don’t try to plan the activity that I will talk about, it will present itself to me beautifully. So what dastardly deed will we be up to this week? “Stealing from the rich to sell to the poor”? No way! How about feeding homeless people? Yes, I know what you are thinking but feeding the homeless, is now a bad guy activity that some have even been arrested for. First thing’s first, though – an announcement:
Fellow Anon and Citizens of the world,
Anonymous is here to help the people in yet another operation designed to help those that are in need of HELP, to assist those who have no VOICE. We are proud to announce #opFeedTheHomeless
`Worldwide, (I believe this is an error and that it is August as on the image above) September 27, 2011: Join us all to help those in need. Here are some ways to support this Operation.
- Buy a bag of groceries and hand them out to standing in the unemployment or public assistance lines.
- Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or shelter.
- Donate food to your local food bank.
- Set up a table to hand out food and drinks.
These are just some ideas and suggestions. Remember we are anonymous.
Why #opFeedThehomeless?
Not all Anonymous are hactivists! Many Anonymous are activists with a purpose and a voice.
America is portrayed as the land of the brave and the home of the free……..
Anonymous likes to differ. Many soldiers who “fought” for our country come back with little or nothing to their name. Citizens with great paying jobs are being laid off due to the world’s economic crisis. Where does this leave them, striving for more money to pay for rent, mortgage, loans, and bills.
Join us in this operation, support those in need and spread the word of the misuse of the American and worldwide citizens.
We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.
“We Are the Voice of the Voiceless”
Contact info: @an0nyc and @Knowledge_US
Please consider doing something to help the homeless in your area. Risk what needs to be risked, even, if you have to. Truly this should not be something done only once, so consider making a habit of it. It truly saddens me to know that there are so many out there that need help, especially when it comes to our military. Just read those statistics in the image above – very heartbreaking.
There are several steady resources in my area for helping the homeless, some specializing in veterans. Veterans can have a very unique set of problems that frequently include mental illness and drug abuse, stemming from their service abroad. I hope I’m not the only one that gets pissed off to see the life of a retired politician that sent soldiers into battle and then to see the life of homeless veteran because those idiot politicians forgot about them after handing them a medal for their “service”. It’s a disgusting outrage and every time I see a politician talking more war, “honoring” our service men and women but then not living their talk themselves I don’t know which compulsion will be more prevalent – the desire to vomit, or the desire to punch said politician right in the face. I hope there is a special place in Hell for men and women that send people to war on their behalf and then abandon them to their fate when they return home.
Okay, all very well and good, redd4a3, but how is this exactly a bad guy activity? Oh yes! Back to it now that the announcement of this Saturday’s operation has been posted. Yes, people have been arrested for feeding the homeless. It would appear that a certain municipality that shall remain nameless doens’t like the fact that feeding the homeless in a park will make the homeless visible. Oh okay, so nameless they shall not remain – Orlando, Florida. Back in June and many times since, people in Orlando where being arrested for feeding more than 25 people in a certain park without a permit. Most of those arrested are with a group called Food Not Bombs, dedicated to providing vegetarian meals to homeless people. The ordinace says:
The ordinance requires groups to obtain a city permit to distribute food to 25 or more people in downtown parks. Groups may only receive two permits per park, per year. –Mayor Dyer drops charges in homeless-feeding arrests, Sun Sentinal
The supposed issue is that drawing such a crowd will increase crime in that area. I don’t really agree with that assessment and even if there is some loose connection then why would hiding the homeless be the answer? Why not a little more outreach? I believe in my heart of hearts that private charity and compassion can go much more further than public shoddy, mismanaged ‘charity’. I know the rate at which we as a people and our property and businesses are being taxed is… well…. taxing, but we can’t just bury our heads in the sand when entire families are living on the streets. This really isn’t about “too lazy to work”, in a lot of these cases it’s about a severe illness, physical and/or mental, that has gone untreated, it’s about private sector layoffs and the dependence and shortage of public sector jobs, it’s about the housing bubble, it’s about so much more…
I can speak with some knowledge on the topic because, for a very short time, when I was 19 years old, I was homeless. I was with an extremely abusive man (I use the term “man” loosely) and we were living out of my car. For the most part, we’d go from friend’s house to friend’s house, with some family helping for a short while but there were times when we were left sleeping in my car – no food, no water. I remember for an entire week, we had less than a loaf of bread and one small can of oranges to share between the two of us. Eventually, he was arrested for nonpayment of child support to his ex-wife, and a friend allowed me to stay with her, and her and her husband fed me and for that I will be eternally grateful! Once out of this guy’s control, I managed to leave his sorry ass in jail and move on with my life, my family there to help me every step of the way. But those couple of months with no home and no promise of food and water were excruciating, leaving scars that still sometimes bleed, even now fifteen years later (crying as I type this out).
So please, starting with this Saturday and hopefully with some regularity to it, please dedicate a small portion of your time to reaching out to those that really do need our help and compassion, and not to be shoved into the shadows to be forgotten. There are many ways to help, as mentioned above. Just find the resources available in your area and sign up to volunteer, or just walk around town passing out food. This is not something that people need a permit to do. You do NOT need the government’s permission to show compassion and caring. Do something, anything! There is a niche that EVERY ONE can fill, don’t wait to be asked, just do it. And if the long, overreaching arm of the law tries to stop you, stick to your guns. Don’t let them stop you from helping your fellow man. You never know, that person could have been someone that paid for your lifestyle with the sacrifice of a life of their own…
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